Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-29
IN TIE FlJI ISLANDS.


Captain W'lam Churchill. who fo'
several wears was an explorer in tho
Hi Islands, stated in recent lecture
that tie latest instance Of cannibalism
known ia amy OF the Fiji Islands oc-
curro1 n -sl. whom a native mission
ary was Killed. and eaten, another ma
tive IN sslouar being compelled to par
take of ,lc flesh. The next latest
canu.l ,stc feast was when an En-
gl.sh Missionary named Baker WAC
killed.
Captain Churchill exhibited a num-
Der oi war clubs used 10y the Fijans.
and explained their manufacture They
ere made o.. IRON wood, are very heavy
and make q formidable weapon. Bows
ana arrows used By the ISLANDERS werC
also shown. The lecturer also e1-
planned the different styles of hair
dressing IN vogue among the Fiians.
He said that while the natives hair il
naturally black. it is generally given
dingy brown color by the wcarer coat
ing his hair with lime and then pokinG
his head into vessel of water until the
lime ''slacks.' The lecturer iutmatcd
that the lime is not only used for
bleaching purposes, but is used with
the same object with which the farmer
sprinkies lime over his vines TO drive
away the bugs. When the Fiji Young
man is going to visit his lady love,
however, he pastcs his hair down fiat,
and if he parts his hair In the middle
he VIII paint one SIDE white and the
other black, or other colors, as his
fancy may dictate. If Fiji Young
lady is seen with little curl, of hair
Struggling Gown i'm front Of her ears.
and two or three ringlets on hcr !ore-
head, i indicate that she is unmarried.
and man with one side OF his head
closely shaycn, and long, hristling hair
on the other side, can bo safely sct
down as recently bcreayed 10 the eX-
tent at least ol one or two mOthers-iu-
law.
The drink most partalcn Of on the
islands is made of aucoua bark. AID
the native take advantage OF every ex-
cusc to take % drink, as is the custom
in more civilized countries. The bark
is gathered and cut into small bits, and
when the proprietor of place desires
to mbibc lie calls boy, who chews up
the bark until it is q soft Welding
mass, and IT Is tGcn thrown into large
bowl standing near This is repeated
until there are seven or eight guilds in
the vessel, when water is poured in and
s sV Gun't ne ,o III 'olo" Tb, i, ~
are then taken out by the liquid being
strained through some ilbrous MATERIAL
nj A. 81 II {
tain said that Inc had often partaken 81
angona' and really Aked IT, The LIQUID
j urahA from eoJoahaI smells ana one
coil 81 ana u'.HN large quantities OF me
stun W'IhoU' leeIhg any unpleasant cl-
800 o''l "-icn ou ".sn 10 70 oE s arc
en- So W. I''o' . -, W. eli ~ ,'iN oiI
nv me- a0' H. an" ''io oiiIf ~ - uo
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Cbnrcbii soid Zoe ,,o ftro - tha
Fiii Isl,rl.rs E. nv, $500, I'D -
hlSmat.caI ono The, ore 5esf Nv,
oT m ,,,.,..,l;,,' -. 10 o,..o-,'5s
md tbo ri;ians Jeyo1aI1d ct Lordy
and CIVILIZED race. rs /, capable of be.
inc done. lie did NOT believe the IN.
creased death rate came from disease,
spread bvyisitiur shtn5. but was simuly
the result Of The chance IN Iiying and
dress which had been brourbt abou,
by the eacroachmcnts Of citilizaSon.-
Sacramento Be&
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A man living near Butterville,
Ore, who +. over si&tg wears of age, -
the father Of ttirty-lwo children by
three wives chicago Times.
The Berlin police authorities nave
forbidden all public performances III
theatcrs and circuscs with trained
lions and other Wild animals.
-Nre Fve~ct4o If Fremont O.. hid
her dia,rorJs worth two tbousand dol
- ia ,l,..r.b ho,.r.l o,,1 oftor,yords
sold tbc.a-he. for five cents q barrel
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80, or'J h6r1-.tlo 5, Thai Ia.
a. ,S.r. an ogc,. tbo rood ON the
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